Permanent waving device



June 9, 1942. M. .HABERMAN 2,285,653

PERMANENT WAVING DEVICE Filed septf. 4, 1940 -2 shets-sheet 1 INVENTOR.

June 9, 1942. M. HABERMAN 2,285,653

PERMANENT WAVING DEVICE Filed Sept.. 4, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 vI'IYI Gal@ MAX HAf/MAN.

- INVENTOR.

Anoia/VIK w Patented June 9, 1942 UNITED STATES BATENT OFFICE- azssss PERMANENT WAVING DEVICE.'

Max Haberman, Bronx; N. Y.

ApplicationV September 4, 1940, Serial No. 355,284

(Cl. 132-32.)l

9 Claims.

This invention pertains to permanent waving devices employing either electrical or chemical heating pads and has for an object a device for obtaining a permanent wave in the hair which is formed in a series of coils substantially 360 `degrees practically throughout the length of the tress'.

A further object yof the invention is to provide a permanent waving machine or device consisting of two groups of spaced coacting wave formm ing members, each group being in a plane difierent from the other.

A further object is to provide a permanent waving device having a plurality of spaced waveforming members all of which are substantially the same in construction, but substantially half of which are placed in a plane diierent from the remaining half.

A further object of the invention is to provide a permanent waving device having spaced side v bars or side frames, all cross wave forming members of which are movable longitudinally and certain of which have locking means to sustain them in a fixed relative position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the class set forth herein wherein the free end of the tress may be coiled about a member and said member locked in a fixed position in relation to the remaining members.

A further object is to provideY a permanent waving device to obtain new and distinct hair formations.

A further object is to provide a device more simple in construction and moreYY positive in operation than any device heretofore known.

Further and other objects may be and may become apparent to those skilled in the art by a perusal of the drawings and. annexed. specications.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top view of the invention. with. the heating pad removed.

Fig. 2 is a front side View of Fig. 1 showing the relation of the two sets of cross members in different planes.

Fig. 3 is a partial sectional view taken along lines 3 3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along lines 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along linesv 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view taken along lines 6 6 of Fig. 4 to show a locking arrangement of one member in relation tothe sideframe.

Fig. '7 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view taken along lines 1 1 of Fig. 1 showing the device in actual operation preparatory for placing the heating pad thereon. Y

Fig. 8 is a t-op view of the complete assembly including the heating -pad in actual use.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken along lines 9 9 of Fig. 8.

Referring to the drawings and more particularly to Fig. 1, the permanent waving device I 8 is shown with the heating pad removed. A scalp protector and clamp I9 shown more clearly in Fig. '7 includes a pair of hingedly connected heat insulated members and has one end thereof af- 'xed to one of the side frames 25 and is movable thereon so that the permanent waving machine may be placed next'to the scalp while the members I9 substantially engage the scalp, The tress is placed between the heat insulating members of the scalp protector and clamped' together by any suitable clamp means such as a snap or lock shown as 2l and the locking` end thereof is connected to the opposing side frame or side bar 2|. Both of the opposing side bars 2o and 2! have serrations or teeth 22 on the inner surface thereof. The upper cross members such as 23 and the lower cross members such as 24' are movable along the side bars and are spaced apart when the device is ready to have the tress inserted therein.

The left portion :of Fig. 1 shows the upper and lower crossmembers or cross bars 23 and 24 pushed closely together so that the sides of ad-A jacent members in the same plane substantially touch each other; The space between adjacent members in the same plane will have the tress inserted thereon to substantially close the gap between the adjacent members. The end cross bar 25has thefree end of thev tress wound thereon andthe cylinder is rotatable on the end members 39-39 shown more in detail in Fig. 5.

The disclosure in Fig. 2 shows` that the lower members 24 are in a lower plane than the upper members 23` and also discloses the scalp insulating member I9v on one end thereof with the end f cross bar 25 moved away from its nearest cross member. An upper cross member 23 is shown in section in Fig. 3 and has a hollow cylinder or tube 2'1 with end' members 28, which end members have a hub 30 which engages the turned in portion 29 formed on opposing ends of the cyling der 21'.

A springu 3|' is placed between the inner portions of the end members to force them outwardly. Knobs 32 are on the outer extremities of the endv members to providea suitable surface for compressing the end members between the thumb and a finger of one hand to facilitate manipulation of the upper cross members. An opening is cut in the hubs 30 and the cylinder so that the side bars 23 and 2| may be inserted therein,

A knife edge is shown as 33 and is formed as an integral part of the inner portion of the opening 25', which knife edge engages the teeth such as 22 on the side bars 2|] and 2|.

The lower cross member 24, shown enlarged in Fig. 4, has an end member 34 which has a slot 35 therein which ts over the side bar 2|, while the opposing end of the lower member 24 has an L shaped member 36 which is fastened to the cylinder 24 on one end thereof and drops down over the side bar 2U.

An -enlarged sectional View shown in Fig. 6 shows the knife edge 33 with the shoulder of the hub 30 pressed inwardly as indicated by the arrow to remove the knife edge 33 from engagement with the teeth on the side bar 20. A spring 3| is also shown in Fig. 6, which spring urges the knife edg-e against the teeth of the side bar when the pressure is removedv from the knob 32.

The end member 25, shown in Fig. 5, has a cylinder 2l which has shoulders or hubs 38 held in place by overlapping portions such as 3l shown dotted. The shoulders 38 have C shaped members 39 aixed thereto on the outer ends thereof so that a knife edge 43, similar to knife edge 33 previously explained, will engage the teeth such as 22 of the side bars 20 and 2|. This cylinder 21 of the end member 25 has serrations 4| on the outer surface thereof so that the hair may be placed thereon and the cylinder 27 revolved to take up the slack in the free end of the tress.

The end portions 34 and 36 in Fig. 4 may or may not have a knife edge to engage the side bar teeth 22, but in the present instant it is shown without the knife edge so that the lower cross member may be freely moved up and down as shown dotted in Fig. 4.

Referring to Fig. 7 the heat insulating members of the scalp protector I9 have metallic center cores 42 enclosed in insulation, such as rubber, which may be molded or placed thereon in any suitable mann-er. The hair 43 is shown circling the upper and lower cross members in serpentine fashion and the upper cross members are moved together so that the lower cross members 24 are urged towards the scalp protector I9 so that each coil formed about the cylinders of the cross members will be substantially closed, making complete coils of the hair. In the instant showing, the upper members 23 only have lock means to hold them in fixed relation to the si-de bars; the lower members will naturally be moved towards the left end of the side bars when the upper members are moved towards the left end of the side bars.

A heating pad member 44 shown in Figs. 8 and 9 is of the chemical type and comprises a exible pad body 45 which is U shaped and fits over the top and bottom of the permanent waving device, while a U shaped spring clamp, preferably made of resilient metal, engages pad body 45 to hold same compressed against the tress as shown clearly in Figs. 8 and 9. Handles 41 are adjacent a curved spring 48, which curved spring increases the pressure on the spring member 46 when the clamp is in operative position` While cross members are shown in every loop of the side frames it is pointed out that in actual use Various hair styles and configurations may be obtained by removing every other cross member on the upper set of rollers and also removing every other cross member in the lower set. In this way there may be formed a wider space Ibetween adjacent waves in the tress. It is also obvious that the hair may be formed on an upper cross member and then backwardly to a cross member of the lower set It is pointed out generally that all manner of combinations of cross members may be utilized to obtain various hair formations depending on the manipulations of the operator.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the view shown in Fig. 1 may use all of the upper cross members and only a few of the lower cross members which may be manipulated to form various configurations in the tress, and that the device as shown is assembled for only one general classification of permanent waving, and that the device may be used to obtain any desired 'result conceivable by the operator by manipulating the tress about the cross members in various rollers one to the other. In Fig. l the lower cross members may be swung out of the way by pivoting end slot 35 on side bar 2|. While the various views show a given number of cross members it is to b-e understood that any number of cross members may be use-d in any grouping desired and that the side frames or side bars may be of any convenient length. A

From the above it will be apparent that there will be no appreciable decomposition of hair due to the `intense heat which formerly was the case when waving was done by rolling the tress on a cylindrical member throughout the length of the tress. The old method of rolling the hair on a single cylindrical member created an intense heat on the inner layers of hair which necessitated a prolonged heating of the hair in order to properly heat the outer layers so that the wave would remain therein. Consequently, the hair nearer the scalp .frequently would not retain the wave while the free end of the tress would be burned and crinkled. Further, the cylindrical bar shown in the drawings is used only on a short tress and with the clamping arrangement disclosed it is possible to twist the bar after a layer of hair has been placed thereon as was formerly accomplished in the spiral method. The placement of the tress on the present invention permits an even heating of the hair from above and below so that no burning results. in normal procedure, and that the hair remains in its natural texture and not brittle.

While the invention has been described in detail it is to be understood that the detailed construction is not to be considered as limitations, but all modifications and changes are intended to be embraced as defined by the subjoined claims. i

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A permanent waving device of the class described comprising a pair of side bars, a plurality of cross members slidably engaging said side bars, and means for locking said cross members in a fixed position on said side bars.

2. A permanent waving device of the class described comprising a pair of side frames, each side frame having serrated edges thereon. a plu rality of cross members detachably connecting said side frames, said cross members having lock-v ing means substantially adjacent opposing ends thereof to engage the serrations on the4 side frames, and means to manipulate the locking means of the cross members.

3. In a permanent waving machine substantially as set forth in claim 1, including a heating pad to be placed substantially about the permanent waving device, resilient means to compress the heating pad, resilient means to engage first said resilient means, and last said resilient means having means thereon to manually actuate same.

4. A device of the class described providing a pair of opposing side frames, cross members holding said side frames in spaced relation, adjustment means on said cross members for holding same in a fixed position on said side frames, and an end cross member connecting the two said side frames, said end cross member being substantially round and having means thereon for gripping the free end of a tress.

5. A permanent Waving device of the class described having a scalp protective device, heat insulating members on said scalp protective device, a pair of side frames connected to opposing ends of said scalp protective device, a plurality of cross members connected to opposing side frames, certain of said cross members being in one plane and certain other of said cross members being in another plane, and an end cross member connected to opposing side frames adapted to receive the free end of a tress, and means on said end cross member for manually turning the same when it is connected to the side frames.

6. A device of the class described comprising a clamp including a pair of heat insulating members hingedly connected at one end thereof and having a means for locking the opposite ends thereof, a pair of side frames connected to the clamp, a plurality of cross members slidably connected to the side frames, a second plurality of cross members connected to the side frames and located in a plane different from said rst plurality of cross members, and an end cross member slidably connected to the side frames at the end opposite the clamp.

7. A permanent waving device of the class described comprising a pair of side bars, a plurality of cross members slidably engaging said side bars, and means for locking said cross members in a iixed position on said side bars thereby forming a plurality of triangles formed of the hair so that each triangle is substantially closed.

8. A claim substantially as set forth in claim l wherein a plurality of substantially closed loops of hair are formed to complete a Wave in a tress.

9. In a permanent Waving device, a pair of spaced parallel side bars, a plurality of upper cross members slidably mounted on said side bars, means for locking the cross members in adjusted positions upon the side bars, a plurality of lower cross members slidably mounted on said side bars and respectively disposed in a vertical plane intermediate adjacent upper cross members whereby a tress of hair may be threaded over the upper cross members and under the lower cross members, means carried by one end of said side bars for clamping a tress of hair adjacent the scalp, and windable means at the other end of the side bars on which the free tip end of the tress may be wound and held to tension the tress when threaded between said upper andy lower cross members.

MAX HABERMAN. 

